Guild Wars 2

hey folks, sorry if this has been asked before,
i tried using the awful search function (with 0 results)

i’m looking to get into WvW with a quirky “Golemancer” character,
i plan on mostly playing as an Omega Golem pilot, i figure it could be fun.

so simple question, what is the best setup?

naturally i immediately think engineer with golemancer runes, for extra golemancer flavour,
but i’m not sure if runes work in golem form (iirc traveller runes used to be the way to go because they gave the golem a speed boost.)

also do traits work? if so, something like daredevil could be the ultimate for travelling,

TLDR
any advice on the optimal golem pilot class/trait/runes would be awesome

Probably thief, because you can use shortbow #5 and then hop into the suit to be teleported. Tbh, it’s a glitch anyways. Other than that, there’s no specific class/profession that would help you with being in a golem. If there are any traits that do work, they aren’t working as intended, and I don’t really know of any.

The pilot class is irrelevant as the runes wont do anything, what you need is at least one scrapper copilot specced into final salvo running 5 gyros. When rotating them all you get a ton of superspeed for several golems (one scrapper cant quite perma superspeed you but two can do it). Mesmer portals also help but are on such long cooldown.

ok, thanks for the reply!
i haven’t played WvW in years, and back then traits like endurance regeneration and runes like traveller all worked to give big boosts over different classes piloting a golem.

thanks for letting me know that it is all pretty much the same now
golemancer runes engineer it is!

edit: thanks for the hint dawdler, that makes me even more want to go engi, because now when i’m not piloting my own golem i will be able to help other golems!

I’d play a mesmer so you can portal yourself down cliffs that would otherwise damage your golem.

also use shadow trap with golems